The Pakistan Super League (PSL) management has confirmed that the online ticket booking platform for season nine has fallen victim to a recent cyberattack.
According to reports, the technical team is currently working to resolve the cyberattack on the website. “There has been a cyberattack on the PSL 9 ticketing website (pcb.tcs.com.pk). The ticketing partners’ technical team is addressing the issue efficiently. We expect a quick resolution and anticipate the website to be operational again soon,” stated PSL in their social media updates.
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It’s worth noting that ticket sales were supposed to start on February 6 at 5:00 pm, but due to the cyberattack, there has been a delay.
In other news, it has been announced that physical tickets will be mandatory for all PSL 9 matches. E-tickets, including self-printed or digital copies, will not be accepted for entry at any of the four venues during the tournament.
Physical tickets will be available for purchase at designated TCS express centers starting from February 12, 2024. Additionally, tickets booked online can be collected from designated pick-up centers or delivered to homes by courier services.
The opening ceremony and the first match of the ninth edition of PSL are scheduled to take place on February 17 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Ticket prices for the matches vary, with VIP tickets priced at PKR 6,000, Premium at PKR 3,000, First Class at PKR 2,000, and General at PKR 1,000.
For the final match, which will be held on March 18 at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi, VIP tickets are priced at PKR 8,000, Premium at PKR 4,000, First Class at PKR 2,500, and General at PKR 1,000.
Ticket prices for the qualifier match are set at PKR 5,000 for VIP, PKR 2,500 for Premium, PKR 1,500 for First Class, and PKR 750 for General admission. Additionally, tickets for the two eliminators are priced at PKR 5,000 for VIP, PKR 3,000 for Premium, PKR 1,500 for First Class, and PKR 750 for General admission.
Throughout PSL 9, Karachi will host 11 matches, Rawalpindi and Lahore will each host nine matches, and Multan will host five matches.
PSL enclosure for each stadium
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore:
- VIP – Imran Khan and Fazal Mahmood
- Premium – Rajas and Saeed Anwar
- First Class – Javed Miandad, AH Kardar, Sarfaraz Nawaz, and Abdul Qadir
- General – Majid Khan, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Nazar, Quaid, Imtiaz Ahmed, Zaheer Abbas, Hanif Mohammad, and Saeed Ahmed
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan:
- VIP – Imran Khan, Fazal Mahmood
- Premium – Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad
- First Class – Elahi Brothers, Wasim Akram
- General – Hanif Mohammad, Mushtaq Ahmed
Pindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi:
- VIP – Imran Khan, Javed Akhtar, Javed Miandad, and Azhar Mahmood
- Premium – Shoaib Akhtar, Sohail Tanvir, Miran Buksh, and Yasir Arafat
National Bank Stadium, Karachi:
- VIP – Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Mohammad, Javed Miandad
- Premium – Imran Khan, Quaid, Wasim Akram
- First Class – Asif Iqbal, Intikhab Alam, Iqbal Qasim, Mohammad Brothers, Nasimul Ghani, Zaheer Abbas
